How does the caching system work?

Profile data is cached locally for one hour to improve performance and minimize API calls. You can force a fresh fetch using the --no-cache flag.

Does this skill work for GitHub Organizations?

Yes, the skill handles both individual users and organizations, returning relevant metadata like public repository counts and company bios for both.

Can I access private user information with this skill?

Yes, by providing a GitHub Personal Access Token via environment variables or the --token flag, you can access information permitted by your token's specific scopes.

What is the benefit of using a GitHub token?

Using a Personal Access Token increases your API rate limit from 60 to 5,000 requests per hour and allows access to more detailed profile information.

GitHub User Explorer

Name: GitHub User Explorer
Author: Mearman

byMearman

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Web Scraping & Data Collection

Retrieves comprehensive GitHub user and organization profile data including repository counts, follower statistics, and account metadata.

About

The GitHub User skill enables Claude to instantly fetch detailed profile information for any GitHub user or organization directly within your development environment. This capability is essential for researching package maintainers, analyzing contributor statistics, or verifying developer credentials without switching contexts. It provides a structured overview of biographical data, account age, hireable status, and activity levels, complete with built-in caching for performance and support for Personal Access Tokens to handle high-volume requests and private data visibility.

Key Features

Unified support for both individual user and organization profiles
Real-time account statistics for public repos, gists, and followers
Integrated 1-hour caching system to optimize API rate limit usage
Full profile metadata retrieval including bio, company, and location
Flexible authentication via environment variables or CLI options
2 GitHub stars

Use Cases

Analyzing organization profiles for company-specific developer statistics
Verifying developer credentials and portfolio data during team collaboration
Researching open-source package maintainers to evaluate project health

About

Key Features

Unified support for both individual user and organization profiles
Real-time account statistics for public repos, gists, and followers
Integrated 1-hour caching system to optimize API rate limit usage
Full profile metadata retrieval including bio, company, and location
Flexible authentication via environment variables or CLI options
2 GitHub stars

Use Cases

Analyzing organization profiles for company-specific developer statistics
Verifying developer credentials and portfolio data during team collaboration
Researching open-source package maintainers to evaluate project health